CAA To Provide Education-Based Benefits To Men's And Women's Basketball Student-Athletes No Later Than 2023-24 Academic Year
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (July 7, 2022) – Pursuant to a ruling rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of
NCAA v. Alston, each Colonial Athletic Association institution will provide an opportunity for all its men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes to earn education-based benefits no later than the beginning of the 2023-24 academic year.
The ruling in
Alston permits each institution to provide its student-athletes with up to an additional $5,980 in direct financial support when they are successful in meeting certain academic benchmarks that have been established by the institution.
The CAA Board of Directors voted to permit each institution to establish its own criteria and programs by which its men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes would have the opportunity to earn Alston related benefits. Each institution was also granted the ability provide Alston related benefits to student-athletes in other sports at its own discretion.
“The decision by the CAA Board of Directors to provide Alston benefits shows the Conference’s continued commitment to supporting its student-athletes who are achieving certain benchmarks within challenging academic environments,” CAA Commissioner Joe D’Antonio said. “This is another important step in the Conference’s commitment to building competitive and successful programs in men’s and women’s basketball.”